Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electioneer

/ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: elec-tion-eer
IPA: /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə(ɹ)/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To campaign for an elective office, on one's own behalf, or on behalf of another, particularly by direct contact.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree English election Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English electioneer From election + -eer.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə(ɹ)/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

electioneers (present, singular) electioneering (participle, present) electioneered (participle, past) electioneered (past)

Derived Forms

electioneerer

Rhymes With

year near clear career fear appear dear beer premier severe engineer gear

Questions

How do you pronounce electioneer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌlɛk.ʃənˈɪə(ɹ)/.
What does electioneer mean?: To campaign for an elective office, on one's own behalf, or on behalf of another, particularly by direct contact.
Where does electioneer come from?: Etymology tree English election Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Middle French -ierder. English -eer English electioneer From election + -eer.

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